While the Yanks have added Kevin Youkilis and Travis Hafner, and have plenty of time to find a replacement for Granderson, this was already going to be a new look Yankee team relying more on manufacturing runs and team defense, but this loss can’t be minimized. One of the hallmarks of the Yankees has been the kind of quality depth that other teams could not afford, and now they are one of those teams.

Check out the Yankees runs and home runs totals over the last 50 seasons.